1. Godly Complaining God-ly adj. 1. Having great reverence for God; pious. 2. Divine. Complain intransitive verb 1. to express grief, pain, or discontent 2. to make a formal accusation or charge

2. Honestly express how you feel. (Our Father in Heaven) Psalm 69 (1-4) Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life. 2 I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me. 3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies; What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

3. Admit your frailty and receive forgiveness. (Forgive us this day) Psalm 69:5-6 O God, it is You who knows my folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from You. 6 May those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel. Psalms 32: 3-5 When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. 5 I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah”.

4. Rededicate yourself in spite of hardship. ( Lead us not into trials.) Psalms 69(7-13) Because for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face. 8 I have become estranged from my brothers And an alien to my mother’s sons, 9 For zeal for Your house has consumed me, 10 When I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach. 11 When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. 12 Those who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards. 13 But as for me, my prayer is to You, O LORD, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your loving- kindness, Answer me with Your saving truth.

5. Remember His Ability (Give us this day.) Psalm 69(14-17) Deliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters. 15 May the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me 16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving-kindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me, 17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

6. Ask God to deliver you from and deal with your enemy. (And deliver us from evil.) Psalms 69(18-29) Oh draw near to my soul and redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies! 19 You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor; All my adversaries are before You. 20 Reproach has broken my heart and I am so sick. And I looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, but I found none. 21 They also gave me gall for my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 22 May their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, may it become a trap. 23 May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually. 24 Pour out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them. 25 May their camp be desolate; May none dwell in their tents. 26 For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten, And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded. 27 Add iniquity to their iniquity, And may they not come into Your righteousness. 28 May they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not be recorded with the righteous. 29 But I am afflicted and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

7. Always finish in Praise and acknowledge His Goodness. (For Yours is the Kingdom and Power.) Psalms 69(30-36) I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving. 31 And it will please the LORD better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs. 32 The humble have seen it and are glad; You who seek God, let your heart revive. 33 For the LORD hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners. 34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them. 35 For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it. 36 The descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will dwell in it.

8. Godly Complaining: The How To and Why. 1.Honestly express how you feel. (Our Father/ABBA in Heaven) 2. Admit your frailty and receive forgiveness. (Forgive us this day our trespasses) 3. Rededicate yourself in spite of hardship. (Lead us not into temptation /Trials) 4. Remember His Ability. (Give us this day our daily bread.) 5. Ask God to deliver you from and deal with your enemy. (Deliver us from evil) 6. Always finish in Praise and acknowledge His Goodness. (For Yours is the Kingdom and Power & Glory.) 7. Purpose to keep a healthy soul. (Let your Kingdom /Will Come on earth as it is in Heaven.)